18/10/2016

Databases Training Workshops Series (Oct to Nov 2016)

All CUHK undergraduate students are welcome to attend the following database training workshops. Postgraduate students are also welcome to a... thumbnail 1 summary
All CUHK undergraduate students are welcome to attend the following database training workshops. Postgraduate students are also welcome to attend if they wish.
Topics covered in each workshop:
  • Overview of the content of the database and its sub-databases 
  • Basic and advanced searching skills 
  • Features and functions of the database 
  • Q & A session
Schedule:


1. Prime Law

Subject: Law
Type: Case Law & Regulation

Brief Description: Contains legislation of Hong Kong and China, case law of Hong Kong and UK, commentary and journals.
Date: 18 Oct (Tue) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Speaker: Mr. William White (Prime Law, Wolters Kluwer)
Language: English

2. New York Times in Education

Subject: Interdisciplinary
Type: E-News

Brief Description: A news resource designated for educators. It covers different study areas, including American government, business, environmental sciences, writing & English composition, etc.
Date: 19 Oct (Wed) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Speaker: Ms. Mandy Lam (Head of Education, Asia Pacific, International New York Times)
Language: English

3. OvidSP

Subject: Social Sciences
Type: Article Databases

Brief Description: An online platform which includes multidisciplinary databases, such as GeoBase, Inspec, Ovid Medline, PsycINFO, etc. This session will focus on non-medicine databases in Ovid.
Date: 20 Oct (Thu) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Speaker: Mr. Allan Finn (OvidSP)
Language: English

4. Wiley Online Library

Subject: Social Sciences, Science, Engineering
Type: E-Book Database

Brief Description: Contains searchable e-books covering a wide range of subjects from Wiley.
Date: 24 Oct (Mon) 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Mr. Richard Chandra (Associate Director, Library Sales, SE Asia & Hong Kong, Wiley)
Language: English

5. Gale Primary Sources

Subject: History, Arts and Humanities, China Studies
Type: Digital Primary Sources

Brief Description: Includes historical newspapers, topically-focused collections in literature, politics, law, military affairs, foreign relations, trade, etc. from the 18th to the late 20th centuries.
Date: 25 Oct (Tue) 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Product Manager (Gale Primary Sources)
Language: English

6. 數位化論文典藏聯盟 Digital Dissertation Consortium

Subject: Interdisciplinary
Type: Dissertations & Theses

Brief Description: Contains more than 200,000 full-text dissertations from the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses subscribed by Taiwan and HK consortium members.
Date: 26 Oct (Wed) 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Training Specialist (Digital Dissertation Consortium)
Language: Putonghua

7. 中國期刊全文數據庫 China Journal Net (CJN)

Subject: Interdisciplinary
Type: Article Database

Brief Description: Provides over 8,700 journals published in China, subjects include natural science, engineering, agriculture, philosophy, medicine, humanities and social sciences.
Date: 27 Oct (Thu) 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Speaker: Training Specialist (CNKI)
Language: Putonghua

8. 中國資訊行 INFOBANK

Subject: Business, Law, Social Sciences
Type: E-News, Economic & Social Data, Yearbooks

Brief Description: Provides online access to a wide range of current legal business, political and economic information on China.
Date: 31 Oct (Mon) 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Training Specialist (INFOBANK)
Language: Cantonese

9. 大成老舊期刊全文數據庫

Subject: Art and Humanities, China Studies
Type: Article Database

Brief Description: Provides over 7,000 journals published in China from late Qing Dynasty to pre-1949, subjects include social sciences and humanities, technology and science, etc.
Date: 1 Nov (Tue) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Speaker: Ms. Lu Huanglei (Beijing Superstar Information Technology)
Language: Putonghua

10. Oxford Reference Online Premium / Oxford Scholarship Online

Subject: Arts and Humanities, Business, Social Sciences
Type: E-Book Database, Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Brief Description: An online platform of the Oxford University Press which contains dictionaries, reference works and academic works on various subjects.
Date: 1 Nov (Tue) 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Ms. Zhou Chen (Product Consultant Online Resources & Journals, Oxford University Press)
Language: English

11. EBSCOhost

Subject: Arts and Humanities, Business, Social Sciences
Type: Article Database

Brief Description: Contains a number of databases on various subjects, such as Academic Search Premier, Business Source Complete, EconLit, ERIC, Hospitality & Tourism Complete, etc.
Date: 2 Nov (Wed) 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Mr. Evan Shih (Senior Training Specialist, EBSCO Information Services)
Language: English

12. SciFinder

Subject: Science
Type: Article Database

Brief Description: Provides access to Chemical Abstracts Service databases, covering chemical literature, substances, reactions, and more.
Date: 3 Nov (Thu) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Speaker: Ms. Windy Wu (SciFinder)
Language: English

13. SAGE Knowledge

Subject: Social Sciences
Type: E-Book Database

Brief Description: Contains scholarly books, reference works, handbooks in various subjects in Education, Business and Management, Sociology, Psychology, etc.
Date: 7 Nov (Mon) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Speaker: Training Specialist (SAGE Knowledge)
Language: English

14. ScienceDirect

Subject: Business, Engineering, Medicine, Science
Type: Article Database, E-Book Database

Brief Description: Contains journals and books on various subjects such as physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences and humanities.
Date: 8 Nov (Tue) 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Yan Linyin (ScienceDirect)
Language: English

15. 台灣全文資料庫 HyRead

Subject: Art and Humanities, Medicine, Social Sciences
Type: Article Database

Brief Description: Covers over 400 periodicals on humanities, social science, and bio-medicine published in Taiwan.
Date: 9 Nov (Wed) 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Training Specialist (HyRead)
Language: Putonghua

16. 萬方數據 WanFang Data

Subject: Interdisciplinary
Type: Article Database, Dissertations & Theses, Patents & Standards

Brief Description: Provides full-text of Chinese academic journals, proceedings, theses, patents and standards, scientific and technical reports, laws and regulations, etc.
Date: 14 Nov (Mon) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Speaker: Training Specialist (WanFang Data)
Language: Putonghua

17. SpringerLink

Subject: Engineering, Medicine, Science, Social Sciences
Type: Article Database, E-Book Database

Brief Description: Contains journals and books on medicine, life sciences, biomedical sciences, engineering, mathematics, etc.
Date: 14 Nov (Mon) 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Ms. Jessie Choi (Licensing Manager, Springer Nature)
Language: English

18. 中國基本古籍庫 Database of Chinese Classic Ancient Books

Subject: Art and Humanities, China Studies
Type: E-Book Database

Brief Description: Contains over 10,000 kinds of Chinese classic ancient books, dated from the pre-Qin era to Minguo (11 B.C. to early 20th century).
Date: 16 Nov (Wed) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Speaker: Training Specialist (Database of Chinese Classic Ancient Books)
Language: Putonghua

19. 歷代書法碑帖集成

Subject: Art and Humanities
Type: Image/Sound Database

Brief Description: A database of Chinese calligraphy.
Date: 17 Nov (Thu) 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Speaker: Training Specialist
Language: Putonghua

Venue: Multi-Purpose Room 1, 1/F, University Library
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